BIDOR, 24 Feb 2009: Orang Asli community leaders in Perak are worried that the state’s recent political developments will signal a return to a disregard of their rights. “We feel concern and sadness at what happened. Where are we in all this? Will Orang Asli issues, that were hot in the last 10 months, once […]
Orang Asli
Left in the margins
By Zedeck SiewTemiar children from RPS Kemar, Perak. The Temiar here routinely dress up in their traditional gear, as a sign of emerging pride in their culture (© Centre for Orang Asli Concerns) MULTICULTURALISM is one of our most touted traits: Malaysia, Truly Asia. Nevertheless, it is an open secret that Malaysians coexist uneasily, and that national policy […]
No foreign help needed for orang asli community
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov 2008: The Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli Association (POASM) has no plans to seek foreign help in fighting for their rights as it is confident that the government can resolve their problems. Its vice president Amri Jamil said the bureaucracy and political problems did not mean that the government was not helping […]
New govt land policy shortchanges Orang Asli
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 19 Nov 2008: The new plan by the government to give land titles to heads of Orang Asli households will not benefit the community of indigenous peoples. “The land policy will actually deprive the Orang Asli of their land,” said Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) co-ordinator Dr Colin Nicholas. He was referring […]
Orang Asli to get land titles
SLIM RIVER, 18 Nov 2008: The cabinet, in its meeting on 7 Nov, has agreed in principle to give land titles to the heads of Orang Asli households nationwide. Rural and Regional Development Minister Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib said each recipient would get between 0.8 and 2.4 ha for farming and at least 5,000 […]
